CONTINUOUS WRITING
Practice 1
Write a composition based on the notes given below. Add any relevant details.
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One morning – on the way to school –
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bicycle – cloudy morning – traffic – busy – __________________________________________
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school children – T-junction.
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Suddenly – high speed car – appeared
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from the junction – boys – did not notice – __________________________________________
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car driver – lost control – loud screech –
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bang – hit two boys – flew – landed – hard __________________________________________
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road.
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victims – severe head injury – blood
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gushing out – one died on the spot – taken __________________________________________
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to the hospital – ambulance – police –
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investigated – car driver – without driving __________________________________________
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licence –witnessed – told the police –
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taken to the police station – report – traffic __________________________________________
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– back to normal – I proud – hero – helped
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the police – my role – responsible – citizen __________________________________________
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Practice 2
Practice 3
Topic : Honesty
Fill in each blank with a suitable verb. Use the words given below.
A long time ago, there ____________ a boy named Abu and his
mother. They lived in a small hut by the river, Sungai Dua. Abu was a very
the nearby forest to catch butterflies and birds. He asked for some pocket
money from his poor mother who trusted him wholeheartedly. Sadly, he
Abu never felt sorry and guilty. Instead, he felt proud because he was
Early in the morning, he put on his school uniform, went to see his mother and
asked her for consent and blessing before going to school. After that, he went
out and ____________ the path to school, waving to his mother who was
Upon reaching a half kilometer or more, his friend, Azlan was already
waiting for him. They ______________ the opposite junction which led to a
forest nearby. Looking around for any sign of human, they started to take off
to catch butterflies that they would put into a jar with the other butterflies they
had collected.
One day, as usual, while they were enjoying their activities, Abu
something that looked like a dead branch. Luck was not on his side. The dead
He was bitten by the snake and the pain of the bite made him scream
with all his might. Azlan, who was swimming at that time, _____________
towards him. He _____________ weakly to Azlan that a snake had bitten him.
Azlan did not know what to do so he ran to the nearest house which
Abu‟s mother was stunned to hear the bad news. Upon seeing his
Practice 5
Begin a story with: “ The work was hard. It was hot but everyone was
extremely cheerful.”
Arrange the paragraphs correctly. The first one has been done for you.
The work was hard. It was hot, but everyone was extremely cheerful. It
happened during the last school holidays. All the members of my family went
back to our village to celebrate a very special day. It was out 80-year-old 1
grandfather‟s wedding. His sixth. Our family decided to make the occasion as
grand as possible.
The villagers put up ten canopies as well as arranged chairs and tables
to accommodate thousands of invited guests. The groom himself was given
the honour to slaughter the first cow which he carried out successfully. The
womenfolk prepared all the mouth watering dishes. There was chaos but in
the end we succeeded to get things done.
Since our father was the head of the village, everybody was trying to
help the occasion to be the most successful and memorable one. It could be
the wedding of the year of our village. Several of our father‟s best cows had
been chosen and slaughtered. Most of the necessities were contributed by
the village folks.
The bride, a 26-year-old, fresh English graduate teacher, came from the
respected family of a “Nasi Kandar” restaurant owner in town. No wonder my
grandfather was suddenly obsessed with the taste of „nasi kandar‟. My
grandfather hated spicy food! However, when he saw this attractive young
lady, everything changed. He was totally a new man. After relating the
intention to get married to this beautiful teacher, the family members agreed
with his decision.
Two days before the big day, all the members of the family from other
places started swarming to our village. Everyone had one particular task
coordinated by my father alone. I was given the most important task which
was to prepare the wedding chamber with yellow flowers and golden silk.
Furthermore, I had to put every single flower on the wall in the house. I also
had to do some skirting for the silk on sills.
Practice 6
Change the verbs in the brackets into the past tense forms.
Practice 7
Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives. The first one has been done for you.
Use the words in the boxes.
Practice 8
Arrange the following paragraphs in the right sequence. Then rewrite the
paragraphs into a complete essay.
I barely made it to school in time. As fate would have it, the first
period was Mathematics, and the teacher was well-known as the
fiercest one in school. Nobody dares to miss his extra classes and no
E one would leave his homework undone. And this being the worst day
in my life so far, I found out I had left my Mathematics exercise book
at home and the consequence was, of course, standing on my chair
for the rest of the lesson.
After dressing up in a really hurry, I rushed outside, putting on my
shoes while running to the bus stop. Oh no! I could only see the
yellow blurr of the back of the school bus. Feeling dizzy from running
very fast, I stopped for a while to catch my breath. Heading towards
the bus stop, I got the biggest shock ever! I had worn the wrong
pants and it was “zip-free”! Adding to my embarrassment, I saw two
F girls giggling. I did not know how I looked like at that time – my face
felt like a burning prawn. Rushing home, I entered the house
hurriedly, picked my school pants and wore them as fast as I could.
Running again to the roadside I saw a small lorry approaching. I put
up my hand, made a sign that I wanted a lift. To my relief, it stopped
but I was shocked to see that it was full of fish. What else could I do?
I had to go to school so off we went.
Practice 9
Topic : The Person that I love
Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box.Then rewrite the completed
passage in your books.
Practice 10
Fill in the blanks with the words given. You may use a word more than once.
The person I like the most is my mother. She is forty-five years old. She
is a ___________________. She works at the
________________________near my house. Every early morning, she
______________to the ________________.
Practice 11
Topic : An Unforgettable Incident
Arrange the sentences in each paragraph correctly. Then write the whole
story.
Paragraph One
I hated it but there was nothing that I could do.
That was the rhyme I used to hear during my school years.
“Fatty…Fatty…Fatty!”
I realised it, with 150 kilograms with a figure like an A&W mascot bear,
I was not popular among the girls.
Yes, I was fat!
Paragraph Two
Well, that was then…
Luckily, there were a few good traits about me.
I was the favourite keeper in my school.
I was a genius in Mathematics and active in sports especially in
handball.
Paragraph Three
I began to gain my energy when I saw my dream girl, Arbaiah.
Sweating and feeling tired, I had to drag my feet towards the nearby
stall, to have a nice ABC special - my favourite!
She was slim and had a beautiful smile like Siti Nurhaliza‟s.
One day, I just finished my handball practice.
I tried to win her heart.
Paragraph Four
Kaboshh! The next thing I knew I was stuck in a drain.
I was so angry and embarrassed.
Some of the boys at the stall started to laugh at me.
Unexpectedly, Arbaiah waved at me.
I tried very hard to climb up the drain but I failed.
Some of them even said “ An elephant has fallen down into the drain.”
At that time, I was just about to cross the drain.
Arbaiah called out my name.
Paragraph Five
Thankfully. Arbaiah never turned her back on me.
Arbaiah quickly called 991 for help.
Starting from that day onwards I have tried very hard to lose my
weight, and here I am, standing beside Arbaiah on our wedding day.
I was ashamed of the incident.
I have lost 50 kilograms. What a surprise!
Later the fire brigade came and rescued me-with the help of the crane.
Practice 12
The railway station was almost deserted when we arrived there. I sat on an
antique looking bench, then the taxi driver followed suit.
“where are you heading to, young man?”
“Kuala Lumpur”, I answered shortly. “Oh, yes! Kuala Lumpur- a city for dreamers.
My son was one too.” He said in a strange tone.
“I had high expectations for him and I wanted him to be a doctor. On the other
hand, he went on loafing. As a result, he didn‟t perform well in his SPM
examination.”
By the time he had finished his story, I was torn between my decisions. Should
I or should I not run away? As I lost in my thoughts, he suddenly asked me ,”do you
still have parents, young man? Sometimes they seem bad to you but they act the
way they do simply out of their love towards you. There‟s not a single parent who
doesn‟t love his or her child.” His words had left a deep impact on me. Our
conversation was suddenly interrupted by the sound of the arriving train. He
immediately stood up and I stood up too, looking for a young man dressed in an
army uniform. But the next scene that greeted me had made me stunned and
speechless.
It was 11.45 p.m. At last I was free. I looked around, trying to figure out what to
do with my newfound freedom. So I hailed a taxi and asked the driver to send me
to the railway station. The driver was a man in mid fifties with graying hair and a
wrinkled face.
A casket wrapped in a Malaysian flag was being lowered down. Soon, there
were six army officers carrying the casket, walking slowly towards us. He turned
around and said, with tears welled in his eyes, that it was time for him to go or he
would be late for the funeral. But the last words kept haunting me. “Treasure your
parents while they are still alive.” At that very moment, I realized, “home is where
the heart is.”
I was determined to run away from my home. I hated living here with my mum‟s
constant nagging. I hated it when she started her lectures whenever she saw me
without a book in my hands. How could she do this to me? I was seventeen, but
she treated me like I was a small kid. So, I decided to leave home, forever. I
promised myself to never come back again.
“One night, I let all my anger towards him. I scolded him for wasting his life.
And that was the last time I saw him…”
By this time, he caught my attention entirely. He continued, “A week later I received
a letter from him but I never replied. He managed to join into the armed forces and
asked for my blessings. Deep inside me, I knew that I am proud of what he had
become. And I miss him too! But now, he is back, he is back for good this time.”